Patriots announce first set of training camp dates

The Patriots announced that the team will report to camp in exactly one month, on Wednesday, July 23. The team is scheduled for their first training camp practice the next day.

The daily training camp sessions are free and open to the public. The Pats announced that their first series of practices will run from July 24 through July 27. All dates and times will be updated on the Patriots website. Fans can also call the training camp hotline (508-549-0001) for updates.

The team also confirmed that it will hold two joint practices, on Aug. 12 and 13, with the Philadelphia Eagles at Gillette Stadium. The two sessions, which begin at 2 p.m., will lead into the Patriots preseason home opener on Friday, Aug. 15.

The Patriots first preseason game, in Washington against the Redskins, is on Thursday, Aug. 7.

The Patriots just finished up their offseason program, which culminated with a three-day mandatory minicamp last week. Prior to that, the team had a series of 10 organized team activity practices, which ran from May 27-June 13.